tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post6130471009778206804..comments2023-11-30T14:57:50.466-05:00Comments on Thoul's Paradise: Is The Realms of Atlantasia a Fantasy Heartbreaker?perdustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-27839713717311472542012-06-16T00:27:38.102-04:002012-06-16T00:27:38.102-04:00You might be amused to note that spy mages seem to...You might be amused to note that spy mages seem to feature in D&D Next as well:<br /><br /><a href="http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/blog/2012/06/15/the_spy_who_fireballed_me" rel="nofollow">http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/blog/2012/06/15/the_spy_who_fireballed_me</a>Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-49943241967174269232012-01-04T12:07:44.710-05:002012-01-04T12:07:44.710-05:00Those gnomes sound insipid. Jesus.Those gnomes sound insipid. Jesus.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132556436493370782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-55790260989264484142012-01-03T15:52:02.125-05:002012-01-03T15:52:02.125-05:00"nice attempt, let's judge it after testi..."nice attempt, let's judge it after testing it, not before."<br /><br />How far do you have to go to "test" something? Surely decades of roleplaying experience gives you a bit of a basis to make some reasonable judgements. Not that that alone is enough, and I agree basic Character Creation is not enough to render full judgement, but what will satisfy reflexive positions like this? A combat? Several combats? A bit of roleplaying using the game's mechanics? A whole session with these rules? A campaign?<br /><br />Really, when questions like this are raised, can they be realistically satisfied? <br /><br />You know I hate everything you do, perdustin, so your review stinks already. <br /><br />Nice try.<br /><br />TimothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-80007957007782928912012-01-03T09:53:10.246-05:002012-01-03T09:53:10.246-05:00In my opinion, that is not a valid criticism. The...In my opinion, that is not a valid criticism. The concept of “D&D, but better” is entirely subjective; even the concept of “D&D” is subjective. What edition? What DM style? D&D is like religion (you can quote me); there are many denominations. (For anyone interested, I am a Latter Day Arnesonian.) Most of us of us live by the notion of “different strokes for different folks.” The authors of the so-called fantasy heartbreakers frequently tout their games as “better than D&D” (as Holland does) and they are better than D&D, if only for said authors. We have to dismiss the idea that anyone can make “D&D, but better” on an objective basis because it can’t be done. Even if Gary returned to the Prime Material Plane and offered his improvement of D&D, not everyone would consider it to be an improvement.<br /><br />Regardless, I am not judging The Realms of Atlantasia against a hypothetical standard of D&D, I am offering my opinion on its quality as an RPG. Also, “testing it” assumes that the game is playable as presented. I believe this assumption to be in vain, as I will attempt to demonstrate in a future post.perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-82731900744735912682012-01-03T04:33:09.470-05:002012-01-03T04:33:09.470-05:00nice attempt, let's judge it after testing it,...nice attempt, let's judge it after testing it, not before.<br /><br />"A criticism of the term is that it implies dismissal of the idea you can make "D&D, but better,""<br /><br />This is a mirror of my thought.Philosophical slumberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585095964577331413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-53775949765256613642012-01-02T19:46:20.962-05:002012-01-02T19:46:20.962-05:00Gentlemen,
Thank you for relieving me of my ignor...Gentlemen,<br /><br />Thank you for relieving me of my ignorance. I was thinking of Umli more as a separate race, but I cannot deny that they are half-dwarves.perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-63943470551091424652012-01-02T18:23:22.723-05:002012-01-02T18:23:22.723-05:00The Umli of MERP are half-dwarves.The Umli of MERP are half-dwarves.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-13442298322042057332012-01-02T15:32:20.259-05:002012-01-02T15:32:20.259-05:00Don't forget the Muls of Dark Sun.Don't forget the Muls of Dark Sun.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com